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Dayboil

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A session IPA hopped in the West Coast manner, built to stay light at its strength. It pours pale gold beneath a foamy head that lasts. Mango and ripe peach lead the aroma, backed by grapefruit peel and a light pine note. Grapefruit and stone fruit carry the flavour over a thin, dry malt base, and the bitterness runs straight and firm rather than layered. Carbonation is lively, the finish clean and short.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter43 IBU
Resinous hop bitterness
SRM
golden6
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
hoppycitrusypeach
hoppy
citrusy
peach
clean
fruity
piney
Aroma
The nose leads with stone fruit—distinct mango and ripe peach notes rise first.
not found:juicy,caramel,sour,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Dayboil

◎ Appearance

Dayboil presents a pale gold hue with excellent clarity. A foamy white head forms upon pour and persists with remarkable retention, clinging to the glass walls as the beer is consumed. Carbonation is visibly lively, evidenced by a steady stream of fine bubbles.

pale goldpersistent foambright claritylively carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with stone fruit—distinct mango and ripe peach notes rise first. Behind these lie grapefruit peel and a light pine character, both typical of West Coast hop expression. The overall profile remains clean and uncluttered, with no malt sweetness or yeast character intruding.

mango, peachgrapefruit peellight pineclean hop-forward

◐ Taste

Grapefruit and stone fruit flavors dominate the palate, mirroring the aromatic promise. The malt base is thin and dry, providing little resistance to the hop bitterness, which runs straight and firm throughout rather than evolving in layers. Bitterness lingers without becoming harsh or astringent.

citrus-drivenstone fruitdry malt basefirm bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and short, characteristic of the session format. Lingering hop bitterness fades quickly, leaving no residual sweetness or malt impression.

short finishclean aftertaste
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
82
Taste
79
Appearance
85
Finish
72
Serve at 7–10°C

Serve well-chilled. Session IPAs are at their best cold — the lower ABV means less warmth to balance the hops.

Tulip glass

The curved shape concentrates hop aromas and supports a thick head. Essential for aromatic ales and IPAs where the nose is half the experience.

Drink fresh. Session IPAs are brewed to be consumed young — the hops are at their best now.

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About Session IPA

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Session IPA?

IPAs are hop-forward ales with 5.5–7.5% ABV and IBU 40–70+. Bold hop aroma — citrus, tropical, resinous — with firm bitterness and a dry, clean finish.

Finding a similar Session IPA

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same hoppy, citrusy, peach character as Dayboil will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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